Sheep
Arbitrary sheep ageing rules not to change due to Brexit uncertainty
The sheep sector this week received confirmation from the UK Government that it was unlikely to introduce a change to...
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Sheep
NSA seeks answers over Agricultural Bill's sheepmeat omission
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has raised concerns over the lack of reference to ‘sheepmeat’ within Schedule One of the...
Agri Politics
Minister's resignation 'major disappointment' to farming community
The shock resignation of Farming Minister George Eustice has been described as a “major disappointment” by several UK farming bodies with...
Agri Politics
NFU marks the launch of Hill Farming All-Party Group
The National Farmers’ Union has helped to mark the relaunch of the Hill Farming All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). The group...
Agri-Business
Access to Japanese market to be worth up to £127 million to UK beef and lamb
News Japan will reopen its market to British beef and lamb after almost a quarter of a century could be worth as...
Agri-Business
2019 Oxford Farming Conference gets underway...here's the events not to miss
Hundreds of farming enthusiasts from across the UK have converged on the classrooms and examination halls of Oxford University to...
Agri-Business
Less frequent TB testing to incentivise strengthened biosecurity
Farmers who have managed to stay clear of bovine TB for at least six years will be able to revert...
Agri-Business
AHDB completes £1.3 million sale of MLCSL
A total of £1.3 million will be reinvested in the beef and lamb and pork sectors as the Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
TB: Compulsory insurance and an end to compensation on the cards
A review of the Government’s 25-year bovine TB strategy includes recommendations to scrap compensation and give farmers more information when buying...
Beef
Brexit could put UK's high animal welfare standards at risk
Agricultural experts have warned that the Government’s commitment to higher animal welfare in farming could be undermined by Brexit unless...
Agri-Business
£3 million support scheme launched to reduce farming's ammonia emissions
A new team of experts officially start today to help farmers reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture. The £3 million Catchment...
Government
Measures to fight TB unveiled as new data shows badger cull halves disease
Reductions in new outbreaks of bovine TB have been recorded in Gloucestershire and Somerset following the completion of licensed four-year...
Agri-Business
Global sales of British food and drink reach record high
British food and drink exports hit a record level of £10.6 billion for the first half of 2018 – up...
Agri-Business
Horticulture could benefit from post-Brexit technology support
Post-Brexit horticulture growers could benefit from Government support to help them invest in new equipment and technology, according to the...
Rural Life
29 farm workers killed on the job over last year
A total of 33 fatal injuries – including 29 farm worker deaths – were recorded on British farms over the...
Agri-Business
2018 Great Yorkshire Show branded 'one of the best ever'
More than 134,000 visitors flocked to the 160th Great Yorkshire Show, which organisers have hailed “one of the best ever”....
Government
New livestock traceability service could be in place by 2019
A new agreement signed by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and Defra sets out how the levy-funded body...
Government
England's largest ever BVD scheme launches today - but what's involved?
A £5.7million funding package to help farmers across England tackle the highly contagious disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) has been announced...
